| Author | Message | ||
| Paul Bianco (Paulie_b)
Member Username: Paulie_b Post Number: 789 Registered: 1-2003 |
Happy Birthday to your ownership. They are great cars. I had mine for 11 years. For the last years of owning it I also had the GTO style wheels. | ||
| Bob Campen (Bob308gts)
Member Username: Bob308gts Post Number: 779 Registered: 9-2001 |
DES, I am waiting for one of your essays about me, feel free to run with it A comment I made to my wife after having the car for a couple weeks If that Ferrari could cook, you're history Good thing she does have a GOOD sense of humor | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 2147 Registered: 10-2002 |
To fuel your fire, here some more shots: At the local FCA Oakbrook event this June in good company of some more fellow FChatter cars:  Bob giving an interview about his car.  June was a sad month. Here his tribute.  Also note the black seats with red trim. Reminds me of the Batmobile from the sixties TV show. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Senior Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 6337 Registered: 8-2002 |
Andreas, just give me a little while; i'm on a conference call with Interpol, the FAA and the FDA, trying to get authorization to release some of the details of one of the 'Bob' stories i know... | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 2145 Registered: 10-2002 |
Well, the only story that comes to my mind is, that Bob is very shy of bad weather with his car. I met Bob last year and saw him posting on here, but never saw his car. I even met him a couple of times, but never saw his car. To me that 308 became an urban legend...Until I visited his home and sure enough the water shy 308 sat there in pristine condition in the garage. There aren't more pictures, because of that water shyness. I have been wondering, whether this car is really red, or maybe has a different color underneath? Remember Cannonbal Run II, the opening scene with the white Lambo? Oh and then there is the drive of all of us to visit a local hot rod show. As the ten Ferraris turn into the parking lot, jaws were dropping and the audience moved from the Corvettes over to the guest parking lot to take a look at the newly arrived "contestants". Well, we didn't crash the party otherwise and left the Imports class to the souped up Honda Civic. However Bob went to that same show some other night and took home the prize. His and Tod's 328 were the only Imports. Guess who won? Back to you DES. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Senior Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 6330 Registered: 8-2002 |
Andreas, thanks for jumping in; it's his two-year-anniversary-birthday-ownership thingie; there should be pictures and stories galore, all over the place... If all else fails, i'll just make up a story and Bob will be the star...  | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 2144 Registered: 10-2002 |
Well, I think we can do better than this Bob: These are all from our drive to the former Meadowdale track (Raceway woods). Bob organized this event:      This is from our drive to Batavia, IL. Note his cool 288 GTO style wheels:  | ||
| Byron (Bmyth)
Intermediate Member Username: Bmyth Post Number: 1273 Registered: 10-2002 |
Bob, Congrats. It was too bad I didn't get a chance to meet you and see your car when I was in Chicago in July... hopefully, I'll get a chance before your 3rd anniversary rolls around! | ||
| Bob Campen (Bob308gts)
Member Username: Bob308gts Post Number: 778 Registered: 9-2001 |
Here are a couple of the first pics the dealer sent me   | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 2138 Registered: 10-2002 |
DES you got a very good point there. And if Bob doesn't get his act together by tomorrow, I'll have to jump in with some shots from the archive... | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Senior Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 6327 Registered: 8-2002 |
Bob, this thread seriously DEServes some pictures and stories of your 730 days of ownership... C'mon, let's hear some good stuff and see some great pictures... | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 2135 Registered: 10-2002 |
Happy birthday to your beauty! That car looks great and won already a prize. Terrific! Now in honor of the two years and the Ferrari Monza win, you gotta take her for a spin. PS: I envy you for those wheels. | ||
| Bob Campen (Bob308gts)
Member Username: Bob308gts Post Number: 776 Registered: 9-2001 |
Sept. 14th 2003 marks the 2 year point as an owner. My buddies have finally stopped asking why I would want something so costly to repair, only 1 unexpected repair in 2 years and that was the alternator so not too bad. After I had purchased it and before it arrived I kept wondering if the dream would be better than the real thing and all I can say is I am very happy to be an owner. I still walk out to the garage just to look at my 308!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |